'When My Mother Came From India, She Didn't Imagine This', Kamala Harris During Victory Speech

Kamala Harris had a special mention for her mother who hails from India and thanked her for her support during her victory speech for being elected as the Vice President of the United States

Wilmington:Vice President-elect Kamala Harris waves as she takes the stage before speaking, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. AP/PTI Photo(AP08-11-2020_000008B)

Kamala Harris was declared as the elect Vice President after the Democrats won Pennsylvania. She made history by becoming the first woman, the first Black person, and the first Indian-American to become US Vice President, paid tribute to her Indian mother. Also Read|'Will Restore The Soul Of America', President-Elect Joe Biden In His Victory Speech, Kamala Harris Declares 'We Did It' "I'm grateful to the woman most responsible for my presence here today, my mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris. When she came here from India at the age of 19, she maybe didn't imagine this moment. But she believed so deeply in America where moment like this is possible," Kamala Harris said in her first address to the nation as Vice President-Elect. "I am thinking about her and generations of women, black women, Asian, White, Latina, Native American women who throughout our nation's history have paved the way for this moment tonight," the 57-year-old said to loud cheering at an outdoor rally in Joe Biden's home city of Wilmington, Delaware. “Every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities,” Harris said to wild cheers. Kamala Harris who is immensely loved in India is the daughter of an Indian immigrant and a Jamaican-born father. She is a Christian, but also attended Hindu temples with her mother. Kamala Harris arrived to deliver her victory speech in what’s now America’s most famous parking lot in Wilmington, Delaware, in a motorcade flashing red and blue lights, the first sign that the earth has shifted from beneath the Donald Trump-Mike Pence White House. We Did It: Kamala Harris To Joe Biden Early this morning, as relief washed over, Harris stood against the backdrop of a green expanse and called Joe Biden to congratulate him, a video clip that has lit up the Internet. There was no signs of any fatigue at all as Harris took the stage this morning.

We did it, @JoeBiden. pic.twitter.com/oCgeylsjB4

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 7, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to Kamala's victory as "pathbreaking" success on Twitter. It is "a matter of immense pride not just for your chittis, but also for all Indian-Americans," he wrote. As the world waited for the outcome of the US election, the village of Kamala Harris's grandparents, Thulasendrapuram near Chennai, held prayers. The election was finally called late on Saturday night in India.

Heartiest congratulations @KamalaHarris! Your success is pathbreaking, and a matter of immense pride not just for your chittis, but also for all Indian-Americans. I am confident that the vibrant India-US ties will get even stronger with your support and leadership.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 7, 2020